Composition for refinishing blemished varnished wood surfaces



.Varnished lVood Surfaces,

UNITED STATES liTENT OFFICE.

BOB ROY BRIDGES, OF CAMERON, WEST VIRGINIA.

COMPOSITION FOR REFINISHING BLEMISHED VARNISHED WOOD SURFACES.

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T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ron ROY BRIDGES, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Cameron, county of Marshall, and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Compositions for Refinishing Blemished of which the following is a specification. 1

This invention relates to an improved composition for refinishing scratched and marred painted and varnished wood surfaces.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a novel coating composition designed for application to painted and varnished wood surfaces, as articles of wood furniture or the interior wood finish of rooms, which have become worn, scratched, or otherwise marred, for filling the injured portion of the surface, restoring the same to substantially its original color and appearance.

A further object is to provide a composition of the character mentioned which, when rubbed upon a varnished surface, adheres only to those blemished portions of the surface in which the bare wood is exposed, and which, consequently, produces little, if any, discoloration of the adjacent finished portions of the surface treated.

The composition consists of certain ingredients employed in proportions approximately as follows:

Burnt umber, one pound; turpentine drier, one quart; and crude petroleum, two quarts.

The ingredients when emulsified form a composition which is adapted to be applied to varnished surfaces by vigorous rubbing with a soft cloth, cotton waste, or the like Specification of Letters Patent.

ished surface.

Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

Application filed April 12, 1920. Serial No. 373,099.

and which adheres perfectly to portions of the surface blemished by removal of the paint and varnish, effecting renewal or restoration of the appearance of the blem- At the same time, the composition so applied and rubbed until the sur' face acted upon is dry does not permanently adhere to nor in any wise discolor the unblemished, or varnish-carrying, portions of the surface, but readily rubs from such portions, due to the fact that neither the pigment nor the vehicle is allowed to penetrate the varnish of the finished surface.

The term turpentine drier hereinbefore referred to and as used in the appended claims is a liquid drier consisting either solely or chiefly of turpentine.

The crude petroleum is a neutral oil which serves to hold the burnt umber in suspension throughout relatively long intervals.

What is claimed isl. The herein-described composition for refinishing blemished varnished wood surfaces, consisting of burnt umber, turpentine drier and crude petroleum, combined in substantially the proportions set forth.

2. The herein-described composition for refinishing blemished varnished wood surfaces, consisting of burnt umber, turpentine drier and neutral oil, combined in substantially the proportion of one quart of drier and two quarts of neutral oil to one pound of burnt umber.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROB ROY BRIDGES.

Witnesses:

DANO M. JAGKLEI, BEN S. BAKER. 

